John Kerrison is a journalist with Sky News, Australia.
John Kerrison is a journalist with Sky News Australia. After four years in a public relations role for AMP General Insurance, John completed a journalism degree at Charles Sturt University in 2000. He also has a Masters in Organisational Communication from CSU. This website’s primary role is to allow space for John Kerrison to take part in the conversation about the future of news. This is a personal page and does not necessarily represent the views of The Australian News Channel or Sky News.
Television
John started in television as an Assistant Producer for Channel Seven in the Epping studio, Sydney. He worked on one of the early incarnations of Sunrise with Georgie Gardner and Mark Beretta.
In 2001 John moved to Orange in the Central West of New South Wales and was made executive producer and presenter of the nightly news in 2002.
John moved to the ABC in Adelaide before joining Channel Nine. In 2008 John returned to Sydney as a general reporter with Channel Nine.
He held the court round and spent time in Canberra working closely with Laurie Oakes.
Social Media
John Kerrison started using Twitter while working in the Canberra press gallery. He was completing his Masters in Organisational Communication and studying how social media is changing communication industries– he was hooked.
John has written for the Walkley Magazine on social media and the future of news. He was a presenter at the Media140 seminar on Social Media and Journalism in 2009. He has been a panelist for The Risk Management Institution of Australia and SR7 Social Media consultancy.
Media140 asked John Kerrison to join them as the host for social media forums in Sydney in 2012.
Public Relations
Before journalism, John was corporate affairs officer for AMP General Insurance. The role was divided into internal and external communications duties, requiring anything from running road-shows to producing client marketing communications material. John Kerrison has a Masters in Organisational Communication from Charles Sturt University.
John has worked closely with other providers including Macrison Marketing. John does not provide Public Relations consulting services while contracted with a newsroom.
The Blog
Kerrison Media is first and foremost a blog.
The blog deals with news, social media and the future of news. John Kerrison is passionate about Sydney and many posts relate to the social media network of thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and practitioners in Sydney. John has covered federal politics, courts and business as a reporter. Many of the blog posts touch on these areas too.
